Update 05/26/10
Ummm yeah...seriously needs some updating here...
DJ SIDE:
I was supposed to be competing in Breakout Thursdays last week, which was two days after coming home from Kinetik Festival (more on that on the Personal Side)...but the late nights, busy days, travel, mood, and just not feeling well...all that, coupled with the notion that I wouldn't have had any real support from anyone that night...yeah...I canceled. I loathe canceling any kind of DJ gig...but it needed to be done.
However, that didn't stop me from having a great time spinning at MasQ's two-year anniversary! Glenn Love put on a great performance, as he usually does, and it was great to have the crowd on their feet during my set. No real clue what next month's theme will be...but I'm sure it'll be posted on Facebook soon enough...keep your eyes peeled!
And speaking of next month...I have a project I start working on. A VERY select few know what this may be...the rest of you will find out in the coming months. And yes, I'm being purposely secretive and vague right now...'cause if it happens, it'll be big...and if it doesn't, you won't miss what you don't know ^_^
RADIO/PODCAST SIDE:
Thanks to an idea that I got whilst journeying through the web, I've come up with a new system of advertising my DJ mixes & podcasts. What that is exactly...well, that's another little trick up my sleeve. But it won't be for long...you'll hafta stay tuned ^_^
PERSONAL SIDE:
And now we come to the big part of the blog...MY KINETIK TRIP!!!
You may wonder why there are no pics in this blog...well, they all got posted on my Facebook profile...they're all in an album naturally called "Kinetik 2010"...easy to find ^_^
This year, Andrea and I had out friend Andee come with us, which was like seeing the festival through new eyes...we had an absolute blast!
We decided to fly to Montreal this time, as opposed to taking the train. The big deciding factors were simple: 1.5 hr plane ride compared to a 20+hr train trip, and the plane trip was paid for with Air Miles. Going through security at the airport in Halifax was routine, though I gave the guy with the metal scanner a coronary when he was scanning me...I was wearing my Tripp jeans...LOTS of metal rings ^_^
We got into Montreal without incident, and cabbed to the Grand Plaza Hotel on Sherbrooke. The hotel was about a 10 minute walk from Usine C, which was the venue for Kinetik...meaning lots of exercise ^_^ However...as per usual, we ended up doing what we said were WEREN'T going to do this year, which was do a lot of walking during the day, and then standing around watching the bands at night. Needless to say, some of us needed to buy insoles by the middle of the festival @_@
The bands performing gave some absolutely incredible performances...for those that didn't get to go, I seriously recommend going next year, as I believe it's going to be even bigger than it was this year...likewise, this year was so much bigger than last year. I could give you a night-by-night commentary, but describing the performances pales in comparison to actually being there. Some of the more notable performances: The Gothsicles, Leaether Strip, Combichrist, Nachtmahr, Covenant, Rotersand, Terrorfakt, FGFC820 (always great to see them live!), SAM, Komor Kommando (so kewl to finally see Nate & Seb do their thing live!), Melotron...all in all, a wonderful experience!
Some of the more memorable moments of the festival actually took place outside of the main hall. Getting to hang with Seb Komor this year was great, seeing Nature and talking shop with him was very much a push in the right direction for something that is in the works (mentioned previously). Meeting a lot of new people, as well as seeing old friends & acquaintances. Hearing some of the DJs play some great sets in the cafe...DJs like End: the DJ (who never disappoints!) and getting to hear R-Lex play again, which was awesome! The only real downer was when Rev. John from Das Bunker thought it might be "funny" to do an entire hip-hop set...and BAAAAAD hip-hop, to boot. Yeah...kinda surprised no one actually lynched him...oh well...
And more CDs were bought, which seems to be the norm for me...I came home with a motherload of CDs last year too...and this year was no exception. One of the best things about this festival is being able to rub elbows with the bands that are performing at the festival. So many of them not only have tons of fans to see them, they're also there to see the other bands perform, which I think is so very cool...like everyone is everyone else's fan ^_^
I also got to get more pictures taken this year...and there are a LOT of pics that haven't been posted on Facebook...waaaaay too many to post. I don't have room for them all...but they're here ^_^
We also ran into our friend Doc in Montreal, who was also there for the festival. So we had a little posse for a lot of it. We also made time to visit with our friend Craig, and Doc's friend Margaret...want to Schwartz's for some VERY yummy smoked meat. No point going to Montreal without stopping there ^_^ We also got to have some delicious dim sum with Paul Ash, and make a return visit to Chinatown. I love that place ^_^
Coming back from Montreal had the same effect it did last year...I didn't want to leave. I did, however, come to a small revelation that made coming back easier. If I had actually moved to Montreal, I'd be loving the energy of the city for a good while. However, I'd be afraid of becoming used to it, and the whole novelty of it would be lost. I kinda had that happen when I moved to Kansas City...though admittedly, I miss KC as well...and I really want to go back to visit people.
And that's the trip in a nutshell.
Necrobilia has been busy, but if you wanna know what we're been up to, check out the Necrobilia blog or the Necrobilia FB page!
As for things with me personally...I've felt very disconnected from people as of late. And yes, I've said it before that I feel left out of things, but it's really been bad recently. I have a friend that's leaving Halifax soon, and never even got invited to her going-away dinner. Things going on all around me with friends, and I'm not even included. Now that I'm back from my trip, and MasQ is done with, it may be time to withdraw from everyone again...I begin to wonder, sometimes, if anyone would really notice if I vanished. I can think of one person that might...I don't think anyone else would miss me if I did.
Sorry to end this blog on a downer...but it's how I feel...
I'll update this again when there's something worth posting...
DJ SIDE:
I was supposed to be competing in Breakout Thursdays last week, which was two days after coming home from Kinetik Festival (more on that on the Personal Side)...but the late nights, busy days, travel, mood, and just not feeling well...all that, coupled with the notion that I wouldn't have had any real support from anyone that night...yeah...I canceled. I loathe canceling any kind of DJ gig...but it needed to be done.
However, that didn't stop me from having a great time spinning at MasQ's two-year anniversary! Glenn Love put on a great performance, as he usually does, and it was great to have the crowd on their feet during my set. No real clue what next month's theme will be...but I'm sure it'll be posted on Facebook soon enough...keep your eyes peeled!
And speaking of next month...I have a project I start working on. A VERY select few know what this may be...the rest of you will find out in the coming months. And yes, I'm being purposely secretive and vague right now...'cause if it happens, it'll be big...and if it doesn't, you won't miss what you don't know ^_^
RADIO/PODCAST SIDE:
Thanks to an idea that I got whilst journeying through the web, I've come up with a new system of advertising my DJ mixes & podcasts. What that is exactly...well, that's another little trick up my sleeve. But it won't be for long...you'll hafta stay tuned ^_^
PERSONAL SIDE:
And now we come to the big part of the blog...MY KINETIK TRIP!!!
You may wonder why there are no pics in this blog...well, they all got posted on my Facebook profile...they're all in an album naturally called "Kinetik 2010"...easy to find ^_^
This year, Andrea and I had out friend Andee come with us, which was like seeing the festival through new eyes...we had an absolute blast!
We decided to fly to Montreal this time, as opposed to taking the train. The big deciding factors were simple: 1.5 hr plane ride compared to a 20+hr train trip, and the plane trip was paid for with Air Miles. Going through security at the airport in Halifax was routine, though I gave the guy with the metal scanner a coronary when he was scanning me...I was wearing my Tripp jeans...LOTS of metal rings ^_^
We got into Montreal without incident, and cabbed to the Grand Plaza Hotel on Sherbrooke. The hotel was about a 10 minute walk from Usine C, which was the venue for Kinetik...meaning lots of exercise ^_^ However...as per usual, we ended up doing what we said were WEREN'T going to do this year, which was do a lot of walking during the day, and then standing around watching the bands at night. Needless to say, some of us needed to buy insoles by the middle of the festival @_@
The bands performing gave some absolutely incredible performances...for those that didn't get to go, I seriously recommend going next year, as I believe it's going to be even bigger than it was this year...likewise, this year was so much bigger than last year. I could give you a night-by-night commentary, but describing the performances pales in comparison to actually being there. Some of the more notable performances: The Gothsicles, Leaether Strip, Combichrist, Nachtmahr, Covenant, Rotersand, Terrorfakt, FGFC820 (always great to see them live!), SAM, Komor Kommando (so kewl to finally see Nate & Seb do their thing live!), Melotron...all in all, a wonderful experience!
Some of the more memorable moments of the festival actually took place outside of the main hall. Getting to hang with Seb Komor this year was great, seeing Nature and talking shop with him was very much a push in the right direction for something that is in the works (mentioned previously). Meeting a lot of new people, as well as seeing old friends & acquaintances. Hearing some of the DJs play some great sets in the cafe...DJs like End: the DJ (who never disappoints!) and getting to hear R-Lex play again, which was awesome! The only real downer was when Rev. John from Das Bunker thought it might be "funny" to do an entire hip-hop set...and BAAAAAD hip-hop, to boot. Yeah...kinda surprised no one actually lynched him...oh well...
And more CDs were bought, which seems to be the norm for me...I came home with a motherload of CDs last year too...and this year was no exception. One of the best things about this festival is being able to rub elbows with the bands that are performing at the festival. So many of them not only have tons of fans to see them, they're also there to see the other bands perform, which I think is so very cool...like everyone is everyone else's fan ^_^
I also got to get more pictures taken this year...and there are a LOT of pics that haven't been posted on Facebook...waaaaay too many to post. I don't have room for them all...but they're here ^_^
We also ran into our friend Doc in Montreal, who was also there for the festival. So we had a little posse for a lot of it. We also made time to visit with our friend Craig, and Doc's friend Margaret...want to Schwartz's for some VERY yummy smoked meat. No point going to Montreal without stopping there ^_^ We also got to have some delicious dim sum with Paul Ash, and make a return visit to Chinatown. I love that place ^_^
Coming back from Montreal had the same effect it did last year...I didn't want to leave. I did, however, come to a small revelation that made coming back easier. If I had actually moved to Montreal, I'd be loving the energy of the city for a good while. However, I'd be afraid of becoming used to it, and the whole novelty of it would be lost. I kinda had that happen when I moved to Kansas City...though admittedly, I miss KC as well...and I really want to go back to visit people.
And that's the trip in a nutshell.
Necrobilia has been busy, but if you wanna know what we're been up to, check out the Necrobilia blog or the Necrobilia FB page!
As for things with me personally...I've felt very disconnected from people as of late. And yes, I've said it before that I feel left out of things, but it's really been bad recently. I have a friend that's leaving Halifax soon, and never even got invited to her going-away dinner. Things going on all around me with friends, and I'm not even included. Now that I'm back from my trip, and MasQ is done with, it may be time to withdraw from everyone again...I begin to wonder, sometimes, if anyone would really notice if I vanished. I can think of one person that might...I don't think anyone else would miss me if I did.
Sorry to end this blog on a downer...but it's how I feel...
I'll update this again when there's something worth posting...
Nine Inch Nails - Eraser